Medium-Term Plan for the Period 1980-1983

A/RES/33/118View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1979–1980

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/35/9

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1980	A/RES/35/9	Medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983	—	—
1979	A/RES/33/118	Medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983	1,761	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Budget Cross-Organizational Programme Analyses Guidelines Medium-Term Plan Programme Planning

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on revised estimates under sections 5D, SE and 22D of the programme budget for the biennium 1978- 197964 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;65 2.

Concurs with the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee in paragraph 12 of its report, on the understanding that the redefinition of functions of the D-1 post will, in particular, include technical servicing of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination;

IX EsTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A SPECIAL AC- COUNT FOR FINANCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION 1.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the establishment and operation of a special account for financing the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification 66 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;67 2.

Concurs with the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in his report, subject to the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee in paragraphs 4, 10, 11 and 12 of its report;

X EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 32/209 Approves an exception to the provisions of General Assembly resolution 32/209 of 21 December 1977, relating to expenditure with respect to experts and consultants in the United Nations, in order to provide additional consultant funds for the following activities:

(a) United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development;

Office of the Director-General for Develop- (b)

ment and International Economic Co-operation;

(d) Protection of natural resources of Namibia;

(e) Drafting of an International Convention against Apartheid in Sports.

64 A/C.5/33/98.

65 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 7 (A/33/7 and Add.1-39), document A/33/7 / Add.35.

66 A/33/117.

67 A/33/552.

Calls upon the Secretary-General to eliminate the present deficiencies in the implementation of the principles and guidelines on the use of experts and consultants and to improve upon the existing procedures, so that a proper evaluation of the existing practice in this regard can be carried out;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a full and comprehensive report on the implementation of the principles and guidelines set by the Assembly;

Further requests the Secretary-General to take into account the views expressed by Member States during the consideration of this item when implementing the principles and guidelines on the use of experts and consultants.

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VIII.

Takes note of the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983 and requests the Secretary- General to use it in the light of the comments of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on individual plan sections as the framework for the preparation of the programme budget for the biennium 1980-1981;

Decides to consider at its thirty-fourth session, concurrently with the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1980-1981, the recommendations which the Economic and Social Council may make in 1979 concerning the orientation to be given to the programmes of the Organization in the light of paragraph (e) of Council decision 1978/84;

Takes note with appreciation of the relevant chapters of the report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination;74 4.

Welcomes the intention of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination to conduct an in-depth study of the programme planning process during its nineteenth session,77 expresses the wish that this study will lead to a solution to the problems stemming from the late distribution of documents and supports the recommendation of the Committee whereby the required documents should be made available at least six weeks prior to the beginning of each session;78 5.

Approves the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on programming and evaluation79 . in the light of the conclusions of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination80 and the observations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,81 as well as the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination concerning the study by the Secretary-General on the feasibility of establishing timelimited objectives for subprogrammes;82 73 Jbid., Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/33/6/ Rev.1 and Corr.I).

74 Jbid., Supplement No. 38 (A/33/38), chaps. I and VIII.

75 A/33/345.

76 A/33/225, A/33/226; E/1978/41 and Corr.2.

77 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/33/38), para 3.

78 J bid., para. I.

79 A/33/226.

80 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/33/38), p(,ras. 6-12.

81 A/33/226/ Add.2 and Corr. I.

82 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/33/38), para. 10.

Approves the recommendations contained in the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit on evaluation in the United Nations system,83 as commented on by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination84 and the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination,80 and on evaluation of the programme on public administration and finance,85 as commented on by the Secretary- General86 and the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination ;s7 7.

Endorses the guidelines proposed by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on financial information to be included in future medium-term plans;88 8.

Takes note of the progress report submitted by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 32/197;89 9.

Endorses the recommendation of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination that the introductory survey to the medium-term plan should constitute an analysis of the activities of the Organization and the strategy for their implementation and be prepared by the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation under the authority of the Secretary-General;90 10.

Approves the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on further harmonization of programming in the United Nations system, including the request to the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to submit detailed proposals for securing an overview of the objectives and plans of the organizations of the system;91 l 1.

Endorses the recommendation of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination that the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation be associated with preparation of cross-organizational programme analyses on the lines suggested by the Committee;92 12.

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination with the necessary technical and substantive services in order that it may be able to fulfil its increased responsibilities and, in particular, carry out the programme of work it has set itself for 1979.